Today I came across this great article about becoming a star in your own right. Enjoy

Becoming a Star Performer in your Career by Scott Brown

So what’s the difference between a star performer who can name his/her salary and get whatever job he wants, and someone who can’t? Very successful people tend to put a lot of effort into improving themselves. Coach Dean Smith of the University of North Carolina talks about how when he first noticed Michael Jordan, he didn’t see NBA material. Jordan didn’t even make his high school’s varsity basketball team. However, the UNC basketball clinic accepted Michael for a summer training program because he was quick on his feet and showed potential. Coach Smith talks about how his staff was amazed at the amount of effort Michael put into practicing and learning the skills that ultimately made him a great basketball player.

Michael Jordan didn’t stop learning how to be a great player in that high school clinic though. He kept on practicing and learning until he got into the NBA. Then he kept at it more and more until it just became a way of life. He even was able to apply the same skill of continual learning to become a good baseball and golf player. People like to talk about how Michael fell short of expectations in these other sports but the reality is his being able to transition to those other sports was nothing short of amazing, even though he wasn’t able to play at the level of athletes who had been playing those other sports as long as he’d been playing basketball.

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